Car-coupling



(No Model.)

E. APGARr CAR GOUPLING. No. 347,679. Patented Aug. 17, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' ELIAS APGAR, OF GRAND CROSSING, ILLINOIS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SIPECIFICATIONVforming part of Letters Patent No. 347,679, dated August 17, 1886.

Application tiled March 5, 1886. Serial No. 194,099.

To all whom it 1v1/ay concern:

Be it known that I, ELIAS APGAR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Crossing, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings, of which the following is a specification, to wit:

This' invention relates to car-couplings; and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction and operation of the same, substantially as will be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention pertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and arrangement, referring to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures l and 2 are sectional views of my coupling in two positions.

a represents a draw-head, of the usual or any desired form, having a longitudinal slot, a, in its upper side and a similar one, a2, in the lower side, as shown. The forward lower side of this draw-head is provided with an inclined plate, b, to guide the link and lift it to proper place, if directed too low. The pin is made in two parts, c c', one ot' which is hinged within the upper part ofthe draw-head and hangs down in the lower slot. The other (No model.)

part of the pin is hinged or pivoted to the first at its lower end, and its upper end passes outthrough the upperslot,and isprovided with a ring or other device to prevent its falling through, and to connect it with the top ofthe car. if desirable.

Theordinary link is used with this coupling, and it will be seen that when the link enters it pushes back the hinged pin, lifting itslower end, and allows it to fall within the link. XVhen strain is applied, the two parts of the pin are drawn up, as in Fig. l, taking the strain equally.

This coupling is readily and cheaply/applied to any old style of draw-head, and couples with any ordinary coupler.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The draw-head a, formed with the slots a a2, in combination with the pin c c', all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatn re in presence ot' two witnesses.y

ELIAS APGAR.

Witnesses:

W. S. MCARTHUR, JAMES M. FISHER. 

